Gregory Allen Ritchie (born January 25, 1964) is an American baseball player and

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. He is the head coach of the

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team. He played for the

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in the

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in 1995 and coached the

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in 2013.

Playing career

The

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selected Ritchie in the eighth round, with the 188th overall pick, of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in the Giants' minor league system from 1986 to 1992, reaching Triple-A. In 1995, he played in the Texas Rangers organization.

Coaching career

In 1996, Ritchie became a hitting coach in the

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minor league system, working for the Bristol White Sox of the

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in 1996 and 1997, the

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of the

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in 1999, the

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of the

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in 2000, the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League from 2000–2003, and the

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of the

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from 2003 through 2005. In 2006, Ritchie joined the

organization as their roving minor league hitting coordinator. Ritchie was named the hitting coach for the

for the 2011 season. He was also their hitting coach for the 2012 season. On October 11, 2012, he was announced as the head baseball coach for George Washington. In his first season, he was named the 2013 A-10 Coach of the Year.

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Ritchie's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

References

External links

Chinese Professional Baseball League
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